... increase in marginal damages, it must also reduce the optimal number of offenses and increase the optimal values of p andf On the other hand, an increase inthe other component ofthe cost of apprehension ... theft or fraud industry is "competitive," the sum ofthe value ofthe criminals' time input—including the time of "fences" and prospective time in prison—plus the value of capital input, compensation ... equal the market value ofthe loss to victims Consequently, aside from the input of intermediate products, losses can be taken as a measure ofthe value ofthe labor and capital input into these crimes,...
... were either inthe building at the time ofthe bombing or in close proximity had symptoms consistent with a diagnosis of PTSD inthe first months after the bombing (North et al., 1999) Of cial ... chapters in this part ofthe book are concerned with the way in which this event affected the mental health of people in New York City and elsewhere inthe USA The authors of three key studies ofthe ... of other major disasters For example, inthe aftermath ofthe bombing ofthe Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, North and colleagues reported that 34.3% of adult survivors ofthe bombing...
... rushed into East Asia Their banks had been absolved of bearing the cost of their mistakes, as taxpayers in these countries inthe end funded the bailouts-repaying, with interest, the IMF and others ... commercial publishing houses currently dominating the book publishing industry The New Press operates inthe public interest rather than for private gain, and is committed to publishing, in innovative ... come to the rescue ofthe banks And then they had made money once again inthe rescue, inthe fire sales ofthe East Asian companies that the IMF had demanded as the price for its assistance In this...
... Katrina and evacuation to the RAC The trauma resulting from the disaster, the process of evacuation, the disruption of regular care, and the stress of residing inthe shelter complex further increased ... to offsite housing facilities In some cases, they took their money, and upon discovery ofthe extent ofthe elders’ needs, returned them to the shelter One ofthe problems that occurred at the ... response strategy They require varying degrees of assistance with activities of daily living, such as eating, dressing, bathing, grooming and toileting Some are incontinent of bowel and/or bladder...
... clear from the combined wave current spectra plots that wave current interaction inthewake is enhancing turbulence inthewake 188 Table 23: Position Spectra of kinematics inthewakeofthe upstream ... motions of a flexibly mounted downstream cylinder, in different flow conditions using velocities mapped inthewakeofthe upstream bluff cylinder The mapped kinematics inthe cylinder wake show ... bluff cylinder interaction, and the presence ofthe downstream cylinder has little effect in altering the beat frequencies inthe combined wave current flow With an offset of 0.6 D inthe downstream...
... the kinematics ofthe other To quantify the dominance of either currents or waves inthe wave current field on a cylinder, the ratio ofthe current flow (Uc) to the maximum particle (Uw) inthe ... while the downstream cylinder is a slender cylinder The area of interest is inthe flow characteristics around and inthewakeof a bluff upstream cylinder, where the focus is on the presence of ... Fundamentally, the flow interaction between the bluff column ofthe SPAR and one ofthe columns ofthe TAD can be represented by two interacting cylinders in waves and currents The upstream cylinder would...
... Frame of Reference) Figure C1 PIV images of a single cylinder in combined waves and currents flow T = 0.7 s, C = 50 mm/s, at time increments of T / 10 Figure C2 PIV images of a single cylinder in ... mm/s, at time increments of T / 10 Figure C4 PIV images of a single cylinder in wave only flow T = 0.7 s, at time increments of T / 10 Figure C5 PIV images of a single cylinder in currents only ... mm/s, at time increments of T/10 Figure C6 PIV images of a single cylinder in currents only flow C = 75 mm/s, at time increments of T/10 Figure C7 PIV images of a single cylinder in currents only...
... time intervals of T’ (First 24T’ s of run Downstream cylinder spacing at x = ½ D, y = 0.6 D) Figure H2 Iso surface plots of wave and currents run, C= 75 mm/s, T=0.7s, at time intervals of T’ ... of run Downstream cylinder spacing at x = ½ D, y = 0.6 D) Figure H3 Iso surface plots of wave and currents run, C=100mm/s, T=0.7s, at time intervals of T’ (First 24T’ s of run Downstream cylinder ... at time intervals of T’ (At Stable Beating Downstream cylinder spacing at x = ½ D, y = 0.6 D) Figure H7 Iso surface plots of wave and currents run, C=100mm/s, T=0.7s, at time intervals of T’ (At...
... Finally, the kernel informs the hardware physical map module ofthe new virtual to physical mapping With the exception ofthe hardware validation, all of these steps are implemented in a machine-independent ... efficiently support the large body of UNIX software used within the academic community [16] In addition, from the point of view of a system designer, the Accent style of message/memory integration lacked ... once, possibly in different tasks The memory region specified by address inthe vm_allocate_with_pager call will be mapped to the specified offset inthe memory object The offset into the memory...
... 2004, of portacaval shunting, thereby decreasing first pass metabolism; decrease in quantities and affinity of plasma proteins, thereby increasing free-drug levels; increase in volume of distribution ... hrs following the post-dialysis dose There is a case report in which lithium levels were maintained inthe therapeutic range by intraperitoneal administration of lithium during continuous peritoneal ... syndrome), including carbamazepine, phenytoin, phenobarbital, and lamotrigine The triad of hypersensitivity includes fever, rash and internal organ involvement with onset of symptoms within to weeks of...
... surrounding cytoplasmic membrane in at least 10% of invasive carcinoma cells or presence of membranous staining in less than 30% provided that the staining is intense (++) Score 3: Presence of intense ... were included inthe study Blood sampling was performed after surgery inthe patients who were underwent surgical intervention (in group1 and 2) The serum samples in group were obtained after the ... groups The relevance of this finding is that it was the result ofthe first subgroup analysis for these biomarkers Bc1 should therefore be studied in terms of tumoral development and inflammatory...
... the angles ofthe dural opening The most significant step involves constructing small supporting pillars on the bilateral sides ofthe vessels as they pass the edge ofthe dural window (the pillars ... and in most reports the involved patient populations are small, these experiences are valuable At present, inthe absence of definite proof ofthe efficacy of decompressive craniectomy inthe ... Following removal of part ofthe skull, they performed dural incisions in a stellate fashion In this step, it is important that entrance points of major vessels are close to the midpoint between the...
... inthe development ofthe oxidative stress (68) If our findings are proven by further studies involving a larger number of patients, ultra-low microcurrent therapy might change the concept of ... pathogenesis of insulin resistance in humans using magnetic resonance spectroscopy Obesity (Silver Spring) 2006;14 (Suppl 1): 34S–40S 31 Boden G Role of fatty acids inthe pathogenesis of insulin resistance ... symptomatic instead of a causal treatment for oxidative stress (67) Interruption ofthe overproduction of superoxide by the mitochondrial electron transport chain would normalize the pathways involved in...
... variations in working pressures ofthe main groups of muscles ofthe limbs whilst using compression mechanisms during exercising This is a new line of research that aims at developing facilitating devices ... technique aims at draining lymph (already inthe collectors) and stimulating the formation of lymph (the flow of interstice fluid to the lymphatic capillaries) Increases in interstice pressures, ... which can be used inthe control of exercising Eight devices have been developed that involve the main muscle groups with the objective of improving the mobility of joints and reducing trophic muscle...
... withdrawn from the study (without penalty) if, inthe opinion ofthe treating physician, it was not inthe patient’s best interest to continue For instance, if during the course ofthe study a patient ... including glucosamine and chondroitin, one month prior to study and during the study, other than multivitamin and mineral supplements containing vitamins and minerals as the sole medicinal ingredients ... unwilling to stop taking pain medication other than the study medication (for arthritis or other types of pain) or is unwilling to stop taking other medications for the treatment of OA Any other...
... of an endoprosthesis involving the local tissue and causing an immune reaction [15] The most common problem hereby is the draining sinus, prolongating and preventing wound healing The pathophysiological ... reduction, the V.A.C.-system is not often used inthe treatment of prosthesis – related infections Currently, there exist only four reports about the use ofthe V.A.C – system inthe infection ... overstrain the clearance function ofthe V.A.C.-therapy, thus being probably the reason for the system failure inthe infection treatment in case 10 One limitation of our study is that we cannot define...
... by the ratio in which the antibiotics are mixed into the cement and therefore, the total dose of antibiotics should not exceed 10% ofthe weight ofthe cement in order to avoid fracture ofthe ... safety The most commonly used antibiotics in ALC include tobramycin, gentamicin and vanco- 254 mycin [26] The combination of vancomycin and one ofthe aminoglycosides provides a broad spectrum of ... salvage ofthe infected hip: rationale for the use of gentamicin-impregnated cement and heads The hip proceedings ofthe thirteenth open scientific meeting ofthe hip society 1985; :65-94 Ensing...
... remove the femoral stem For loading ofthe bone cement, the combination of gentamicin and vancomycin was most frequently used followed by the combination of gentamicin and teicoplanin Data about the ... http://www.medsci.org Int J Med Sci 2009, sion ofthe haematoma is an indispensable premise inthe prevention of a wound infection Besides draining sinus, other infections during the two-stage protocol ... complications (draining sinus, pneumonia, etc.) Despite the retrospective design of our study and the limited possibility of interpreting these findings and their causes, this rate indicates that these patients...
... again, and they rolling up the bog, and hearing nothing but the wind crying out inthe bits of broken trees were left from the great storm, and the streams roaring with the rain MICHEAL {Looking ... night the like of this night, and the sheep were lying under the ditch and every one of them coughing, and choking, like an old man, with the great rain and the fog Then I heard a thing talking ... little piles on the table.} Isn't it a long while I am sitting here inthe winter and the summer, and the fine spring, with the young growing behind me and the old passing, saying to myself one...